Hose supporter



Nov. 3, 1931.

c. J. HAZELTON 1,830,698

HOSE SUPPORTER Fi led Dec. 16, 1950 AWEM Patented Nov. 3, 1931 CARL J. HAZELTON, or woncns'rnn, ivmssaonus'nrrsf nosn SUPPOBTER Application filed December 16, 1930. Serial 110, 02,743.

This invention relates to amember consti! uting a part of a hose supporter.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a holding member having a head adapted to be inserted through a buttonhole and so arranged that the stretching of the Webbing or thebringing of the webbing to a loose condition will not cause the metallic member to turn in such away as to project outwardly. Yet this metallic member isprovided with a head that will prevent its de tachment. from the buttonhole, whether the webbing is tight or loose.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is a front elevation of a hose supporter constructed in accordance with this invention; b

Fig. 2 is an edge view showing the parts before the metallic member is inserted'in one of the buttonholes;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view similar to Fig. 1

, looking in the direction of the arrow 3 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a front view of the metallic part of the hose supporter, and

Fig. 5 is a similar view looking in the direction of the arrow 5 in Fig. 4. p

The invention is shown as applied to that type of hose supporter formedof elastic webbing 10 having buttonholes 11 arranged in a vertical series and looped through a metallic loop 12 which carries the stocking clasp 13, the details of which are not described herein,

as any kind of a clasp desired can be used.

The lower end of the elastic webbing 10 is brought up behind the loop 12, as shown in Fig. 2 and a button thereon brought through one of the buttonholes to secure the supporter in any desired length.

The parts so far described are old and it has been customary to use a circular button on i a the inside of the upwardly extending end of the elastic webbing 10, this button being sewed on and projecting through one of the buttonholes. One of the difficulties with this arrangement is that the button is apt to break away where it is sewed t0 the webbing and the more important difliculty is that the button, formed of the usual materials, has to have considerable thickness which projects and this pro ection is noticeable through the outer garments. If a piece of flat metal is used in place of it, it reduces the thickness of the fastening device butdoes not prevent it from tipping up at the upper edge when the garter is in loose condition. This lnvention is designed to avoid these dificulties.

Themember taking the place of thebutton, which is the subject of this invention, is formed of a flat rear bar 16, a front plate 18 and a connecting shank 17. It can be made of metal or othermaterial. The bar 16is lel with that of the bar 16. The way in which the device is used will be obvious as thisfront plate 18 is inserted throughoneof the bu tonholes and appears on the front of the elastic webbing 10. .For this reason when the front plate .18 is normally held flat, the strain on the elastic when stretched operates directly downwardly on the bar .16 :anddirectly upwardly on the bar 18. This would normally tend to force the bottom of the bar '18 outwardly but it will be observed that the bottom line of itis in the same transverse plane practically as that of the shank 17 and therefore there is no material below this shank to stick out no matter what the 7 strain may be. I 8

There aretwo reasons therefore why the t front plate 18 lies flat. when the elastic is under a strain. When this strain is released it also lies fiat for the reason that there is no force to move it out of that position.

It will be seen also that by making this front plate 18 in the form of a transverse member with a straight lower edge and a convex upper edge, the effect of a button hav-. ing a diameter almost as great as that of f the elastic fabric is secured Without the use p u of so much material'and in fact reducing'the amount of material to a minimum. There ness and it remains flat all the time. The double thickness from the front to the rear is not materially greater than that of two thicknesses of the elastic webbing and not nearly as great as that of a button sewed on to the inner side of the end 14.

Although I have illustrated and described only one form of the invention I am aware of the fact that modifications can be made therein by any person skilled in the art without departing fromthe scope of the invention as expressed in the claims. Therefore, I. do not wish to be limited in this respect but what I do claim is 1. As an article of manufacture, a member for securing an elastic web to itself through a buttonhole in the web consisting of a rear bar, a front plate, and a shank at the bottom connecting these two parts together and located entirely below both, said shank being adapted to extend through the buttonhole and the bar and plate both extending upwardly from said shank in substantially parallel planes.

2. As an article of manufacture, a metal holder for a hose supporter or the like comprising a rear bar and front plate substantially in parallel planes, a semi-circular shank connecting one with the other, the

front plate having a straight lower edge 10- cate'dabove the shank and extending beyond both of its side edges, for the purpose described. v

3. As an article of manufacture, a metal 5 holder for a hose supporter or the like comprising a flat rear bar and front plate substantially in parallel planes, a semi-circular shank connecting one with the other, the front plate having a continuous fiat front 40 surface with a continuous upper curved edge to facilitate its entry lengthwise through a buttonhole. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

g5 CARL J. HAZELTON. 

